Job Overview
Join our dynamic healthcare team as a Sterile Processing Technician, where you will play a vital role in ensuring the safety and well-being of patients through meticulous sterilization and processing of medical instruments and equipment. Your expertise will help maintain the highest standards of infection prevention, supporting surgical teams and healthcare providers in delivering exceptional patient care. This energetic position offers an opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment dedicated to health, safety, and precision.
Duties
- Perform thorough decontamination, cleaning, and sterilization of surgical instruments, and other medical equipment using established aseptic techniques.
- Assemble, inspect, and package sterile medical instruments with precision to meet strict industry standards.
- Manage inventory levels of sterile supplies, ensuring proper storage, tracking, and replenishment to prevent shortages.
- Maintain detailed records of sterilization cycles, equipment maintenance, and quality assurance checks to ensure compliance with regulatory standards.
- Adhere strictly to infection prevention management practices by implementing healthcare infection prevention and control measures across all tasks.
- Collaborate with surgical teams to ensure all instruments are properly prepared for procedures, maintaining high standards of aseptic technique.
Requirements
- Sterile processing certification
- Proven experience in sterile processing, including medical instrument assembly, packaging, and sterilization procedures.
- Knowledge of anatomy and physiology to understand the proper handling and reprocessing of various medical devices.
- Familiarity with medical terminology related to surgical instruments and healthcare environments.
- Ability to operate specialized medical equipment used in sterilization and instrument reprocessing.
- Strong understanding of infection control principles, including healthcare infection prevention strategies and aseptic techniques.
- Excellent organizational skills for inventory management and documentation accuracy.
Pay: $22.00 - $26.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
